GSA director of Expert Services Kevin Kampschroer, who has been leading GSA's efforts in sustainable design, will serve as acting head of the office. The new office will be located in GSA's Public Buildings Service.
Thus far, GSA has earned a LEED rating for 24 buildings. GSA officials say the legislation and new office will build upon its accomplishments in this area. Enactment of the new energy bill will take energy conservation and sustainable design in federal buildings to the next level, administrator Lurita Doan says.
Besides establishing the office and reviewing current energy-reduction measures in federal buildings, the new legislation requires GSA to:
- Ensure that all new buildings and major renovations are designed to reduce fuel consumption by 55%.
- Ensure that all leases are in buildings that have earned the Energy Star level.
- Develop processes to ensure that energy conservation measures used in building renovations have the most energy-efficient designs, systems and equipment.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
